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Old 05-06-09, 12:59 AM
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HY!

The light comes when i drive slow (~2000u/min), the car maximum startet for 1-2min. but i testet 3 times bevor with 15min brakes, no light, my girlfriend comes in the car and the light goes on i test tomorrow with new gas.
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Hy!

her the pics from the exhaust system from Delta4x4:





















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next pics:









http://cgi.ebay.de/Edelstahl-Sportau...3%3A2|294%3A50

link to ebay.de the same exhaust for 199 Euros. normal price is 914 euros!

i looked today the hoses, no holes

is the idle speed higher as normal, if the one hose is defect?

i think, this hose is connected after the throttle body, or? her diagramms from the system, is this the bigger hose with the vacuum surge tank? but is a valve between. i think this is not the right hose.





i have changed the plugs to Denso IK20, this plugs ok for the 1MZ? in the list are ok.

thanks for help!

Tom

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Old 05-08-09, 12:05 AM
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i love your exhaust setup..very nice! love the dual exhaust..when i get my rx..i wanna do something like that!
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thanks for the flowers

tomorrow, i will install the pipe in the in the new middle section for more sound
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hy!

Today comes may new ´99 Front grill. her the Pics. The old Grill was cleaned with wood stain to become the chrome











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Tom,

The IK20 plugs are perfect. I use some different plugs called TorqueMasters that I found very useful when I was in Mexico given its poor gas.

If you don't see any holes on your hoses, what might be causing those issues with the P0171 and P0174 error could be an exhaust leak on the engine manifold before and after the engine block. I've had those before (see next two photos) and had P0171 errors.

Below here at this junction is a very common issue on early model RX300s.

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Don't worry about those EVAP lines or anything like that. You'd get a different engine code like P0400 or something with P04xx.

This is another place you can get an exhaust leak and this had to be welded, right on the front exhaust manifold.

In addition, you may have some injector blockage and you might want to run some fuel injector cleaner through the system. I am aware in Austria that you might not have everything we have in the United States, but I had the same issue when I lived in Mexico.

I know Liqui Moly sells an injector cleaner called Jectron that should be available in Austria and that would do the trick. I didn't see any distributors for Redline, who has a good fuel injector cleaner.

http://www.liqui-moly.de/liquimoly/w...worldwide.html
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If i install the Delta 4x4 exhaust in my 2000 RX 300 AWD will be any problems for NY state emmisions test? It looks very nice and sporty.
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HY!

You have no emmission problems, the system is after the converter and middle section, you chance only the rear exhaust to 2 boxes, not more

Today, the problem comes back, slow cruising and the lights goes on, the engin bucking and smells much gas from the exhaust, maybe the ECU goes to a fail-safe-modus?

mh.... i reset the ecu and drive to the gas station. thanks for the information with the cleaner

greets

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Originally Posted by Boergy
HY!

You have no emmission problems, the system is after the converter and middle section, you chance only the rear exhaust to 2 boxes, not more

Today, the problem comes back, slow cruising and the lights goes on, the engin bucking and smells much gas from the exhaust, maybe the ECU goes to a fail-safe-modus?

mh.... i reset the ecu and drive to the gas station. thanks for the information with the cleaner

greets

Tom
There is a fail-safe mode for most things (except for instance if your transmission is really dead).

Are you still getting the same engine codes?
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Hy!

i become next week my OBD Scanner i refill with 100 octan gas and reset the ecu, no problems, running without bucking, i test this weekend serveral times of corret funktion.

today, i have seen the transfer diff which bolt on the automatic. its not easy to understand the visco clutch, i looked in the part list to understand the function of the system. the visco system is ok, but its really 2 diffs (one in the automatic and one in the transfer diff) for the front wheels? very complicated the system. i see the oil refill screw (correct?) are never open

in the TTE manual for the supercharger are written "gear oil" not transfer diff oil. i looked on the sticker, i need 85w90 GL-5 oil (0,9L). TTE gives SHC75w90 oil and castrol says 75w140 oil. i think, the 80w90 GL-5 oil is the best. i never seen a 85w90 oil, or gives this original by Lexus/Toyota? Maybe influenced the visco by the thinner oil?

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Hi Tom, Do you know how much shiping costs for the Delta 4x4 exhaust to USA from Germany? I won the delta from ebay.de. They have only shiping costs rate 25 euros for Germany & Austria. What is the sizes and weight of the Delta 4x4 exhaust box(1 or 2 box) approximately? Thanks.
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Originally Posted by gazi001
Hi Tom, Do you know how much shiping costs for the Delta 4x4 exhaust to USA from Germany? I won the delta from ebay.de. They have only shiping costs rate 25 euros for Germany & Austria. What is the sizes and weight of the Delta 4x4 exhaust box(1 or 2 box) approximately? Thanks.
Hy!

mh...the box is around 40x50x120cm, but i have no longer the box. send the seller a e-mail. its the simplest way to find out if he send to USA and how much costs it please ask him the correct lengths and the weight, i can look for you, how much costs shipping from me to you (USA) with 30kg its for normal shipping with insurance 103 euros from austria to USA with the national post

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Tom

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Thanks Tom.


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